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Message: [QUOTE="huskymedic, post: 3560704, member: 549"] Mike Anthony seemingly laid out the path to where AD Dave is headed (which is why I listed the scholarship sports): >>Cutting sports is the most drastic measure a university can consider. It’s what no one wants. Until it’s necessary. “And it’s one of the reasons why you’re not going to get too many athletic directors talking publicly about it,” Benedict said. “Yes. Is that something that I believe has to be looked at and discussed? I believe so. But that’s all I would be able to say at this point.” I say do it. Don’t cut two sports to save about $1 million a year. Cut eight and save about $5 million a year. And you’re halfway home. What else? The Board of Trustees should accept a proposal to assign a reduced value to athletic scholarships, the athletic department’s greatest expense. “That will be part of our plan,” Benedict said. UConn, for instance, currently counts each out-of-state athletic scholarship the same as tuition for any out-of-state student, roughly three times the rate of in-state tuition. If that can be reduced — and it’s nothing more than a change in numbers and a budget transfer — the subsidy shrinks by another $4 million or so. There. With a reduction to 16 sports, preserving the most high-profile teams, you’re just about at $10 million saved.<< Would appear AD Dave has Jacobs and Anthony greasing the skids (for this round)... [/QUOTE]